Jobs at De Beers Group

Supervise mechanical maintenance services for mining trucks, shovels, equipment, machines, processes, and tools. Ensure safety, environmental, quality, availability, and performance targets are met; manage maintenance schedules, equipment failures, inspections, contractors, budgets, work orders, and continuous improvement. Provide technical guidance, coach team members, manage development plans, and support asset management, sustainability, and operational risk requirements.

Provides day-to-day HR advisory and operational support across the employee lifecycle. Responsibilities include employee relations, recruitment coordination, onboarding, payroll and benefits administration, HR records management, people-process support, HR reporting, compliance documentation, and responding to manager and employee enquiries.

Supervise mechanical maintenance services for mining equipment, machinery, processes, and tools. Ensure equipment availability, safety, regulatory compliance, planned maintenance, asset integrity, cost control, contractor performance, and accurate maintenance data. Lead root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, safety audits, budgeting, and team development while supporting production targets and sustainability requirements.

Manages strategic sourcing, category strategies, supplier relationships, contracts, spend optimization, and supply chain risk for mining operations. Leads negotiations, total cost of ownership analysis, supplier performance management, local procurement, and black economic empowerment initiatives. Partners with stakeholders and group category managers to align contracts, ensure compliance, improve value delivery, and maintain reliable supply of production-critical commodities and services.

Leads hydrogeological strategy, governance, technical assurance, groundwater investigations, modeling, monitoring, mine dewatering, depressurization, and water management across the mining lifecycle. Provides specialist support for projects, operations, risk management, closure planning, and environmental compliance. Oversees technical reviews, develops standards and training, engages stakeholders, and mentors hydrogeologists while identifying value opportunities and mitigating groundwater-related risks.

Sources and manages regional and business contracts, develops sourcing strategies, negotiates commercial agreements, and drives supplier performance and value delivery. The role manages sourcing pipelines, procurement initiatives, contract governance, risk mitigation, inclusive procurement, sustainability requirements, and stakeholder collaboration. It also supports supplier digitization, contractor performance management, budget planning, reporting, and compliance with organizational and legislative requirements.

Provides day-to-day HR advisory and operational support across the employee lifecycle. Responsibilities include employee relations, recruitment administration, onboarding, payroll and benefits coordination, HR records management, employee data reporting, performance and talent processes, and compliance support. The role advises managers and employees, coordinates HR activities, maintains accurate systems and documentation, and ensures consistent, timely delivery of people services.

Supervise a large team of open-cut mining operators to achieve safe production targets and schedules. Plan, monitor, and coordinate personnel, equipment, and resources for truck and shovel operations. Coach and mentor crew members, investigate operational issues, collaborate with site departments, maintain regulatory compliance, and uphold strong safety standards.

Provides global HR advisory and employee relations support to managers and employees, with emphasis on retail store partnership. Supports recruitment, onboarding, performance and absence management, talent and succession processes, learning initiatives, organizational design, change management, inclusion activities, HR reporting, and continuous process improvement while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company policies.

Coordinates underground coal mine gas drainage programs from design through drilling, monitoring, compliance, and operational handover. Responsibilities include designing in-seam drilling patterns, coordinating contractors and schedules, reviewing geological and drilling data, monitoring gas flow and borehole performance, conducting underground inspections, and ensuring compliance with permits, safety systems, and site standards.

Coordinates People & Organisation integration workstreams and strategic initiatives by managing plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, governance, reporting, stakeholder alignment, and implementation. Supports policy and process integration, change activities, leadership updates, decision logs, and continuous improvement across geographically and culturally diverse stakeholders.

Supports De Beers’ due diligence program through counterparty monitoring, open-source research, red-flag investigation, data management, disclosure updates, and escalation of potential compliance risks. The role assists with sanctions, AML, anti-bribery, regulatory, and partner-monitoring activities, maintains BPP SMART System records, supports investigations, and provides operational cover for customer allocation and secure shipment reporting.

Coordinates and delivers practical and theoretical training for mineral processing learners. Develops training materials, assessments, matrices, and learning programs; evaluates competency against legal authorization and NQF standards; maintains learner portfolios and training records; conducts skills-gap assessments; monitors safety and procedural compliance; and coordinates with plant leaders, supervisors, and training providers.

Conduct research and development on CVD-grown diamond materials by synthesizing, characterizing, processing, and analyzing materials. Design work packages, develop manufacturing and value-added treatment processes, support customer applications, and collaborate with commercial and academic partners. The role also involves inventing and patenting new growth and processing methods for novel diamond products.

Coordinates conveyor belt installation, overhaul, retrieval, design, scheduling, and project delivery for an underground coal mine. Provides mechanical engineering and technical support, manages resources and equipment availability, develops specifications and compliance procedures, identifies downtime and safety root causes, and implements corrective actions. The role also supports maintenance planning, procurement, continuous improvement, and stakeholder collaboration while ensuring compliance with mine safety and operational requirements.

A three-year, full-time processing development programme at Kolomela mine providing practical training and career development in mining and mineral processing. Applicants must meet education, licensing, fitness, assessment, age, employment, and study-status requirements. The programme is intended for unemployed individuals aged 18–35 who are not currently studying.

Maintains and repairs underground longwall mining equipment, including shearers, AFCs, BSLs, powered roof supports, and hydraulic systems. Performs planned, preventative, and breakdown maintenance; diagnoses faults; completes inspections, component changeouts, installations, and longwall moves. The role requires strict adherence to isolation, stored-energy, safety, and underground risk controls, accurate maintenance records, and effective collaboration with production, electrical, and maintenance teams on a 7-on, 7-off day and night roster.

Provides in-house legal counsel to operational, procurement, commercial, and business teams. Advises on procurement, supply chain, infrastructure, governance, regulatory compliance, joint ventures, and strategic projects. Drafts and negotiates commercial agreements, manages legal risk, oversees external counsel, and improves legal systems and processes. The role requires commercially focused advice, stakeholder collaboration, sound judgment, and autonomous prioritization within a complex mining business.

Supports commercial finance activities at a mining operation, including month-end reporting, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, financial performance reviews, business cases, and capital expenditure requests. The role partners with cost centre owners and operational stakeholders, provides practical financial advice, maintains accurate financial records, improves reporting and processes, and ensures governance and internal controls are followed. The position is site-based Monday to Friday, with FIFO or DIDO options available.

Operate underground coal mining equipment safely and efficiently while meeting production targets and maintaining a productive work environment. Responsibilities include complying with statutory requirements and mine safety procedures, collaborating with shift teams, assisting with maintenance, and maintaining required authorizations and competencies. The role is permanent and follows a 7-on, 7-off day/night roster at Moranbah North Mine, with residential and drive-in-drive-out options.